Year: 2018
Sade Adu sings again after 8 years hiatus
Helen Folasade Adu, a.k.a Sade Adu, Nigerian–British soul singer, has recorded a new original song for the upcoming American film,…
Man remanded in prison for allegedly defiling 9-yr-old girl
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, remanded a 36-year-old man, Abdulkarim Dan-malam in prison, for allegedly defiling…
Herdsman sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for theft, grievous hurt
A Jos Upper Area Court, sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos North Local Government Area, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year old…
Kwara First Lady establishes anti-cancer clubs in tertiary institutions
The wife of Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has promised to support students to establish anti-cancer clubs in tertiary institutions…
African University produces bamboo bicycles
The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) says it has produced bamboo bicycles to improve the quality of life…
Davido releases locations, dates for `30 billion Africa tour’
David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, has released dates for his latest “30 billion Africa tour, ” after expressing excitement on his…
Study warns heavy drinking could lead to dementia
Heavy drinkers are at serious risk of dementia, according to a newly published study that analyzed more than a million…
Buhari summons Council of State meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja summoned a meeting of the Council of State to deliberate on key national…
Ogun Govt. engages service of private firm to manage municipal waste
Ogun State Government has engaged the service of a private firm – Solous MRF 1 Limited, to manage municipal waste…
Australian deputy PM urged to quit as party leader over extramarital affair
Australia’s embattled deputy prime minister, under pressure over an extramarital affair, faced a call to step down as leader of…
Philippines’ Duterte attends wake of Filipino maid found in Kuwait freezer
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Thursday attended the wake of a Filipino domestic helper whose death prompted him to…
Edo Govt. to partner CWO on skill acquisition programme
Edo Government has said that it will partner Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) programmes to promote skill acquisition among women in…
Indian students banned from wearing shoes, socks during exams to curb cheating
India’s eastern state of Bihar has banned students appearing for this year’s Class “X” board examinations from wearing shoes and…
Sudan urged to release all detained political activists
Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Sudan to release all detained political activists many of whom are being denied access…
Iraq detains 1,500 women, children of Islamic State militants
The Iraqi authorities has detained 1,500 women and children from families of Islamic State (IS) militants and is coordinating with…
Suicide bomber attacks U.S. embassy in Montenegro
An attacker threw an explosive device at the U.S. embassy in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica on Thursday morning and subsequently…
Customs zonal command loses N360m revenue in 2017
The Nigerian Customs Service, Zone ‘C’, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) lost about N360 million in revenue generation in 2017, the…
Kaduna Police Commissioner says community policing is key to crime prevention
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kaduna State, Mr Austin Iwar, on Wednesday, said proper implementation of community policing policy…
Drug Bribery Case: Greek parliament to probe politicians
Greece’s parliament voted early on Thursday to set up a committee that will investigate politicians, including former prime ministers, over…
Winter Olympics: South Korea spent $223,237 on sister of Kim Jong Un, entourage
South Korea spent around 240 million won (223,237 dollars) on the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
9 refugees die in Uganda cholera break – Authorities
Authorities said nine refugees were confirmed dead on Thursday morning and more than 300 people were isolated in several health…
Libya removed from terror-financing watch list
The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) lifted Libya from the list of countries unable to fight money laundering and…
Trump’s travel ban kicked off vicious circle of ‘hatred’ across globe – Amnesty
U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in January 2017 targeting several Muslim-majority countries kicked off a vicious circle of “hatred,”…
Study shows more than 6bn people live in corrupt countries
More than six billion people live in countries that are corrupt, Transparency International said in a report on Wednesday.
Florida school shooting: Survivors push lawmakers to ban gun
Dozens of teenaged survivors of the second deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history on Wednesday marched on Florida’s capital…
NIgerian Govt approves $6.7bn for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna standard gauge railway project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of…
Monkey swallows N70m belonging to senators
The N70m handed over to the Northern Senators Forum has been swallowed by monkeys in the farm of a ranking…
CAF Champions League: MFM FC beat AS Bamako to reach 2nd round
MFM FC of Lagos on Wednesday booked their way to the second round of the CAF Champions League with a…
Maritime University gets approval to begin undergraduate programmes
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval to the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, to begin undergraduate degree programmes from…
Abduction of schoolgirls: Buhari sends 3 ministers to Yobe
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and that of…